{"id":"operation-darknet","name":"Operation Darknet","summary":"Operation Darknet was a 2011 Anonymous hacktivist campaign that used DDoS attacks and database leaks to take down child sexual abuse material hosted on Tor's hidden services. The operation crashed Freedom Hosting, exposed 1,589 usernames from a site called Lolita City, and set a template that Anonymous returned to in the 2017 Freedom Hosting II breach.","tags":["operation darknet","opdarknet","anonymous","tor","dark web","freedom hosting","lolita city","hacktivism"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/operation-darknet-opdarknet-press-release.webp","caption":"The #OpDarknet press release from October 15, 2011, laying out the timeline of Anonymous's takedown of Freedom Hosting.","width":655,"height":643,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/operation-darknet-freedom-hosting-screenshot.webp","caption":"Freedom Hosting's public page, targeted by Anonymous during Operation Darknet for hosting child abuse content.","width":680,"height":464,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/operation-darknet-opdarknet-pedophile-map.webp","caption":"World map published by Anonymous plotting alleged pedophiles identified during Operation Darknet.","width":680,"height":443,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/operation-darknet-opdarknet-world-map-hires.webp","caption":"Higher-resolution Google Map from Anonymous plotting the alleged pedophile identities exposed by Operation Darknet.","width":790,"height":515,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/operation-darknet-anonymous-shoots-pedobear.webp","caption":"Fan art depicting Anonymous executing Pedobear, produced in support of Operation Darknet.","width":500,"height":487,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/operation-darknet/history.md","related":["hacktivism-internet-vigilantism","operation-israel","lulzsec-hacks","botnet","novelty-content-filters","ransomware","ddos","hack-127-0-0-1","lizard-squad","operation-facebook","operation-save-the-arctic","script-kiddie"],"popularityRank":1403,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}